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and welcome to another episode of
The Build Sheet where today we're gonna be going over
some of the reasons why European cars are just
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When it comes down to the car scene,
we have what we can call little categories within it.
We have the JDM, we have the domestic
and then we have the euro scene.
That's like the main three.
In the European car scene, it like is there, right?
And it's absolutely massive, however it doesn't seem
to get as much hype around it, like the JDM scene does.
Don't get that confused with how popular those
European cars actually are to enthusiasts
because the truth is they're absolutely everywhere.
But Japanese cars have that history
and have that heritage behind them
and you're absolutely correct.
However it does not mean that European cars are
completely exempt to that same history and heritage.
In fact European cars have arguably more history
and racing success compared to Japan
and even the United States, which dates all the way back
to when our good friend Karl Benz was building
some of the first internal combustion engines in
automobiles back in the late 1800's.
There's this thing called the Autobahn
and this other thing called,
maybe you've hard of it, the Nurburgring.
From Grand Prix racing to Group B,
Europe has an enormous amount of racing heritage.
So with all of this you have top automotive manufacturers
of the area competing head-to-head with each other.
You had Porsche, you had BMW, you had Audi's,
you had Mercedes all fighting for that top spot.
All of which brought huge advancement
in automotive technology.
We saw Audi absolutely destroy the competition
with the introduction of their Quattro system.
BMW's engine screaming around every corner
at insanely high RPM.
All of this leading to the production cars
that we know and love today.
So enough of the history lesson, let's talk about
some cool cars.
It's no surprise that European cars
do tend to come with a lot of technology.
Some very useful and some that we can maybe consider,
may just seem a little nonsensical.
But that's why people love them.
So what if a cup holder in a certain 2003 Mercedes
Benz cost over 100 dollars to replace.
Or if one of the computers for one of the front seats go out
and it's like 600 dollars to replace that computer.
It's all growing pains, right?
It's a part of owning the car.
The number of features that were coming out in the
late 90's and early 2000's in European cars
was nothing short of extraordinary.
If you can find one today with everything still working
and without electrical issues,
you're gonna have yourself one fine automobile.
Now, without the need for much explanation,
the European car market has some amazing working cars.
You have cars like the BMW E30 that has become
absolutely timeless, the B5S4 that in the right color,
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look absolutely killer.
The euro scene is no stranger when it comes to the
stance of game and it's hard to find a Volkswagen GTI
without some Rotiforms and an airlift 3P kit.
And with the amount of coupes, sedans, hot hatches
and even some pretty insane wagons,
leaves one with a large variety to choose from
when looking for the next vehicle.
Which brings us to our next point, so they look great,
they perform well and for the most part
depending on the brand,
they are pretty advanced in their technology
and the features that they offer.
But there is another underlying factor here as to why
European cars are so popular and are so sought after.
And that reason is that they can pack a serious punch.
The unsuspecting E55 AMG, for example,
coming out of the gate with 469 friggin' horsepower,
powered by the 5.4 liter V8 super charge under the hood
of this 3,800 pound family sedan rocket ship.
A car that size should not be able to move that quick.
It is absolutely terrifying.
Of course you have your other mainstream cars
such as the M series BMW's, the S4's, S5's
and the RS variance from Audi and the R32's from VW,
that from the factory have a decent amount of power.
Now of course like any car enthusiast would have it,
throw some modifications like an upgraded turbo or two,
some exhaust and a proper tune
and the amount of power gain is incredible.
The list goes on and on and on,
especially when you get into higher ques of cars
within the BMW lineup or even the Porsche lineup
the amount of performance that is offered with these cars
is what drives enthusiasts to them.
They are built for performance driving.
Now obviously with a lot of new
high-tier European performance cars
they come in at a little bit of a cost.
However if you go back a few years you'd be surprised
to find out how affordable some of those older cars
have become because depreciation is a wonderful thing.
And they really have become a fantastic bang for your buck,
no matter if you're going for looks
or for all out performance or just wanna surprise someone
at the light when your family sedan snaps a 4.5,
zero to sixty at the stoplight.
Or maybe, you know, just wanna live a little bit
of that luxury lifestyle.
So you go ahead and pick up a nice German car.
I mean you do you. You do you.
There are many, many reasons as to why people absolutely
love the euro car market or even the scene in general,
but go ahead and drop a comment of what you love most
about European cars or if you own one
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But that's gonna wrap it up for today's episode of
The Build Sheet. I'm Gels from Fitman Industries.
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